# Donations to hurricane Katrina relief "to top $1 billion"

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/09/01/donations-hurricane-katrina-relief-quotto-top-1-billionquot/
- Published: 2005-09-01T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

According to the Christian Science Monitor, online donations to the American Red
Cross for its relief work in the wake of hurricane Katrina already total $15 million.
Giving USA estimates that individual and corporate donations could reach $1 billion.

The Christian Science Monitor adds that US companies have contributed more than 
one million pounds in weight of groceries through food banks, and the US Chamber
of Commerce expects initial corporate donations to the relief effort to reach $100
million.

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